… did the late Tommie Woodward not understand?
BarkGrowlBite | July 3, 2015
After a several drinks Thursday night in the bar at Burkart's Marina in Orange, Texas, Tommie Woodward,28, and his girlfriend decided to take a post-midnight dip in Adam’s Bayou. The barkeep and several other people told the couple that no swimming was allowed in the bayiu and there was a prominent “No Swimming / Alligators” sign on the marina premises.
Ah, but you know what one too many drinks will do. Ignoring the warnings and the sign, Tommie took off his shoes and sox and jumped off a dock into the bayou. Almost immediately after he hit the water, Tommie began to scream and disappeared in the jaws of an alligator. His girlfriend – ah, what one too many will do – jumped in, apparently to rescue the now departed Tommie Woodward. She climbed out unhurt.
Orange County sheriff's deputies and a Texas game warden found Tommie’s mangled body nearby at about 4:30 Friday morning, some two hours after the alligator attack was reported to the Orange Police Department.
Now we have a teaching moment. Don’t go swimming where a sing clearly states “No Swimming / Alligators.” Don’t go swimming where people warn you there is no swimming allowed. And most of all, do not go swimming anywhere when you’ve had one drink too many.
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